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    This is probably going to sound like a cry for pity, but I'm really interested to know how to best approach coping at a crisis point. About 3 months ago, my father passed away from an aneurysm. About a month ago I noticed a big lump on my arm that is causing pain in my palm. The doctor just performed an MRI and I found out the results next week. My boyfriend just told me he no longer wanted me living here in his house last Sunday because he wants to live worry free with his two best friends. So I am in the process of packing up all my stuff and moving out this weekend. Now I find out yesterday that my job may go away here in the state where I live. The best way to summarize how I feel is angry and overwhelmed. Honestly, what are some good tips on how to cope? How do I get through this weekend?

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    plan a night out with some girl friends..tell them exactly what you told us is happening..ask them "what else can possibly go wrong"..i'm sure they will come up with some witty replies and you can all have a good laugh..mix with some of your positive thinking girl friends
    a smart man learns from his mistakes..a wise man learns from the mistakes of others..

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    A good scream can do you a world of good. I mean a primal scream. It won't solve any thing but it gets out some frustration.
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    Try focus on some positives in your life. Maybe set a few goals, to keep you occupied whilst everything else falls into place...and believe me, it will.
    Everything happens for a reason. Doors close so that better ones can open.

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    allow yourself to realize that you are a good person, and then allow you to love yourself as a person. you are a good person and havent done anything wrong.

    if you have a close friend you can vent to, go ahead and do so.

    also, if you feel like crying...

    go ahead and let it happen!

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    when it rains it pours! well if its any consolation, and i'm sure it is, when i lost my job and had to leave my husband in the middle of the night i rang my sister and she used up all my mobile phone credits telling me about the cruise she had just been on and how terrible it had been!!! so think about my poor sister and be glad you're not her! but seriously i hope things work out for you, especially with your job and your selfish boyfriend gets a serious reality check!

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    Things always seems to come in threes, I still till today can't work out why?

    Treat yourself to reality truth... Your boyfriend can't cope with commitment and is a batchelor and really should have been there through what you had to encounter with your Father so you will find someone better.

    We can't help employment, sometimes its economy and savings... So now is your chance to see what exactly you want to do with your life.


    It is more like a testing time in these situations, some prove positive and some not...

    It is also sometimes a lesson about who am I? what do I want?

    Now is the time to ask yourself that.

    I am very sorry for your loss.

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    It doesn't happen over night
    if truth were to be told.

    Like everything in life that's hard to achieve
    you must believe!

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    Thank you for the support, everyone. In my heart I know you're right. That this may be an opportunity to move forward and life is pushing me out the door. It helps that the sadness keeps alternating with anger and the anger tells me that I am not being treated very nicely. I guess that's what's holding back the tears, sperosi. happy, thanks for sharing your story, too. Perspective is always helpful, but I wish it didn't have to be at your expense! I'm sorry you had so much to work through, too.

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